THE EAST AFRICAN UNIVERSITY (TEAU)

SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND IT

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
JAN – APRIL 2019, MAIN EXAMINATION

COURSE : LINEAR ALGEBRA

CODE : MAT 1201
TIME : 2 Hours

INSTRUCTIONS
1. The Paper is made up of FIVE (5) Questions, question ONE is compulsory plus any other TWO
questions.
2. Credit is given for legibility, clarity of expressions and use of relevant illustrations.
3. Clearly write your registration number on each answer sheet used.

DO NOT WRITE ANYWHERE ON THIS QUESTION PAPER

QUE
STION ONE (30Marks)

(a) (i) Evaluate the determinant of A using row reduction method. (4mks)

1 1 1
(ii) Evaluate the determinant of B = 1
1 ( x
y
x2 ,
y2 ) (4mks)

(b) Row reduce each of the following matrices to echelon form (5mks)

(c) Find the characteristic polynomial of the matrix A (4mks)

 (d) Prove that if A≡ B then AT ≡ B T (3mks)

(e) Solve the following linear system by first reducing the coefficient matric into its echelon form (5mks)

x + 2y – z = 3

x +3y +z = 5

3x+8y+4z =17

(f)

(5mks)

QUESTION TWO

1 0 2
(a)Given the matrix A = 1 0 0
0 0 −1( )
Determine

(i) The eigenvalues of the matrix A (4mks)

(ii) Eigenvectors of the matrix A. (12mks)

(b) If possible find matrices P and D so that A is Diagonalizable (4mks)

QUESTION THREE
 0 0 1

[ ]
(a) Use Gauss-Jordan elimination method to find the inverse of A = 0 1 1
1 1 1
(10mks)

Use the Cramer rule to solve the following set of simultaneous equations (10mks)

QUESTION FOUR

(a) Determine the row-rank of A

(10mks)

(b) Solve the linear system by Gauss elimination method (10mks)

QUESTION FIVE

1 −2 0 3 −4
Given the matrix A =
3
2
[ 2
3
−1 2 0
8
7
4
1
2
4
3
−3
]
(a) Find a basis for the row space of A (5mks)
(b) Find a basis for the column space of A (5mks)
(c) Find a basis for the row space that contains only rows of A (5mks)
(d) Find a basis for the column space that contains only columns of A (5mks)